Ms. Qian, sitting at the head of the room, said, "It's just about food and lodging. You're all grown men; just bring a few more blankets, and that will do. We'll make you dry food to take with you; it won't be troublesome at all."
She continued, "When you get to the capital, if the shop isn't making much, you should look for manual labor. First take care of yourselves, and when we have money after the summer harvest back home, we will send some to you."
Old Zhou felt that something was amiss, "Aren't we going to earn money? Why would we need to put money into it?"
Zhou Dalang and his brothers, on the other hand, thought it was quite normal, saying, "Dad, you have to invest seeds before you can farm, and you need to spend money to buy the land too, right? Doing business must be the same."
Ms. Qian gave them a glance and said, "Your sons have more foresight than you."
Old Zhou: ...
